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March 2022

March 21, 2022

Book Review: Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy

Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy by Samuel A. Meier My rating: 4 of...

December 2021

December 14, 2021

Jesus the Bread of Life: Lukan Bookends

Originally posted on my previous blog in December, 2009. We are into the third week...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

Book Review: “The Imago Dei as Human Identity” by Ryan S. Peterson

The Imago Dei as Human Identity is the latest theological treatment for the critical doctrine...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

Witness or Die: Notes on the Book of Esther

The title of this post is from a lecture series on the Book of Esther...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

The Crown Above the Corona(virus)

Today New York is shutting down all non-essential businesses and meetings. I imagine Illinois will...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Leaven of the Kingdom in the Bread of the Eucharist

Jesus' Last Supper is the Passover. It is the institution of the Eucharistic feast. But...

January 2019

January 12, 2019

Book Review: “Against the Gods” by John D. Currid

I received John Currid's Against the Gods as a Christmas gift and it was a quick...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Angels of Death, Angels of Life (Part 1)

Adam Sells His Birthright In Genesis 1, God creates man to be a king. He...

October 09, 2018

Saul’s First Failure

In The Art of Biblical History, V. Philips Long employs an extended example of the...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

On Books and Movies

“Oh, the book was better than the movie.” It’s a commonly heard phrase whenever a...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Cross My Heart

Take a long look at the photo. To whom is this woman praying? It is...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

What Happened at Eden’s Gate? (Part 3)

In Part 1 we examined the setting of the crime scene. In the Part 2...

July 12, 2018

What Happened at Eden’s Gate? (Part 2)

In Part 1 we determined the setting for Cain and Abel's offerings as the Gate...

July 10, 2018

What Happened at Eden’s Gate? (Part 1)

Cain and Abel: Biblical CSI The story of Cain and Abel is well known for...

July 02, 2018

Seeing Through Four Faces

What kind of column title could be broad enough to encompass everything, but focused enough...